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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The region extends down into Northern California
B There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
C The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
D The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
E Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
Question #2
A Shrimping, rice farming
B Cotton and tobacco farming
C Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
D Coffee and pineapple plantations
Question #3
A French
B Russian
C British
D Spanish
Question #4
A Vancouver
B Seattle
C Eugene
D Portland
Question #5
A They were both preplanned cities.
B They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
C They were both towns owned by private corporations.
D They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
Question #6
A Seattle, Washington
B Olympia, Washington
C Vancouver, British Columbia
D Portland, Oregon
Question #7
A The Central Valley
B The Santa Clara Valley
C The Frasier Valley
D The Willamette Valley
Question #8
A Established, technology-oriented universities.
B Low cost of living
C Attractive natural environments
D Abundance of workers
Question #9
A The Intermontane
B The Pacific Northwest
C The Rocky Mountains
D California
E Megalopolis
Question #10
A Rogue Valley
B Willamette Valley
C Fraser Valley
D Columbia Valley
Question #11
A Megalopolis
B The Pacific Northwest
C California
D The Intermontane
Question #12
A They were political refugees
B They were escaping war
C They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
D They faced religious persecution
Question #13
A Expulsion Act
B Homestead Act
C Dawes Act
D Donation Land Claims Act
Question #14
A Fishing and marine resources
B Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
C Hunting
D Agriculture
Question #15
A The Willamette Valley
B Vancouver Island
C The Columbia Plateau
D California
Question #16
A There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
B North – South
C East – West
D Northeast to Southwest
Question #17
A Water
B Gold
C Oil
D Forests
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
B Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
C Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
D They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
Question #19
A Ecotopia
B Cascadia
C Pacifica
D Eutopia
Question #20
A Vancouver
B Victoria
C Seattle
D Portland
Question #21
A The French
B The Spanish
C The Russians
D The British
Question #22
A On the western side of mountain ranges
B Near the coast
C On the eastern side of mountain ranges
D In valleys between mountain ranges
Question #23
A Wheat, blueberries, and pears
B Pears, apples, and oats
C Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
D Wheat, apples, and grapes
Question #24
A Wildlife conservation areas
B Urban growth boundaries
C Road tolls
D City limits
Question #25
A Airplanes
B Timber
C Computers
D Salmon
Question #26
A The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
B Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
C The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
D All of the above
Question #27
A The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
B Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
C Alaska statehood came in 1959
D The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
E The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
Question #28
A Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
B Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
C The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
D The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
E Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
Question #29
A Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
B Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
C Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
D Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
E With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
Question #30
A Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
B Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
C The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
D The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
E The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
Question #31
A The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
B Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
C It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
D The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
E The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
Question #32
A The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
B Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
C There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
D The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
E The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
Question #33
A The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
B The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
C Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
D Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
E Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
Question #34
A Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
B The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
C The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
D At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
E The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
Question #35
A The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
B Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
C The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
D There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
E Regional storms move south and east
